English for Law Students: University Course: Part 1

ENGLISH FOR LAW STUDENTS is a part of the university course of legal English for academic purposes. Its goal is to enable students to deal with different types of legal texts, to become knowledgeable in current legal issues, to use proper English legal terms with regard to their own legal systems. The final objective is to stimulate students' interest in law and language. Although English for Law Students is designed as a part of the university course of legal English it can also be useful for students of the humanities, economics, social and political sciences, etc. in their self-study of English law and language.

It is addressed to law students of non-common law countries. It is aimed at teaching students to understand the language of English law, its fundamental concepts and institutions.